διόσπυρον
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
English (LSJ)
τό,
A fruit of nettle-tree, Celtis australis, Thphr. HP3.13.3:—but διόσ-πυρος, ὁ, = λιθόσπερμον, Dsc.3.141.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
• Alolema(s): tb. Διὸς πυρόν Dsc.3.141
bot. fruto del almez, Celtis australis L., Thphr.HP 3.13.3, Dsc.l.c., Gal.6.621, Vict.Att.78, Orib.3.14.7.
• Etimología: De Διὸς πυρός ‘grano de Zeus’.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: fruit of the nettle-tree, name of the cherry-like fruit of the Celtis australis (Thphr.);
Other forms: also διόσπυρος m. = λιθόσπερμον (Dsc.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Univerbation of Διὸς πυρός with transit to the neuter as in Bahuvrihi-formations like βούγλωσσον. Semantic parallels by Strömberg Pflanzennamen 128.
